APC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does APC mean? 

• APC (noun)
  The noun APC has 2 senses:

1. (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry

2. a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine)

  Familiarity information: APC used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

APC; armored personnel carrier; armoured personnel carrier

Hypernyms ("APC" is a kind of...):

armored vehicle; armoured vehicle (a vehicle that is protected by armor plate)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("APC" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

 Context examples 

Fc-mediated binding of APCs in the tricellular complex potentiates CD20 antigen presentation to T cells and the activation of anti-tumor cytotoxic T cells.

(Anti-CD3/Anti-CD20 Trifunctional Bispecific Monoclonal Antibody FBTA05, NCI Thesaurus)

The presentation occurs through the display of the fragments of foreign proteins on the surface of the antigen-presenting cells (APC).

(Antigen Presentation, NCI Thesaurus)

APC-100 binds to ARs in target tissues thereby inhibiting androgen-induced receptor activation and facilitating the formation of inactive complexes that cannot be translocated to the nucleus.

(Androgen Antagonist APC-100, NCI Thesaurus)

A vaccine made of antigens and antigen-presenting cells (APCs).

(Antigen-presenting cell vaccine, NCI Dictionary)

CSF antagonizes the ubiquitin ligase activity of the APC, preventing cyclin B destruction and meiotic exit until fertilization occurs.

(Oocyte Meiosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Upon recognition of the antigen and activation by APC, naive T cells differentiate into Th2 cells, a process that is promoted by interleukin 4 (IL-4).

(Asthma Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Human APC wild-type allele is located within 5q21-q22 and is approximately 108 kb in length.

(APC wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An APC is a type of phagocyte.

(APC, NCI Dictionary)

IFN-g also mediates interleukin-12 (IL-12) production by antigen-presenting cells (APCs); activates macrophages, cytotoxic T-cells, and natural killer (NK) cells; upregulates major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules; and stimulates antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).

(Adenovirus-Interferon-Gamma TG1042, NCI Thesaurus)

APC is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttle protein.

(Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein, NCI Thesaurus)